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Bruce Allen Carlson 16th Director of the National Reconnaissance Office Incumbent Assumed office  12 June 2009 President Barack Obama Preceded by Scott F. Large Personal details Born Hibbing, Minnesota Religion Latter-day Saint Military service Service/branch United States Air Force Years of service 1971–2009 Rank General Commands Air Force Materiel Command 8th Air Force 49th Fighter Wing Awards Legion of Merit Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Achievement Medal Bruce Allen Carlson (born March 5, 1949) is the current Director, National Reconnaissance Office. He was a former four-star general in the United States Air Force and served as the sixth Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The command conducts research, development, test and evaluation, and provides acquisition management services and logistics support necessary to keep Air Force weapon systems ready for war. He retired from the Air Force on January 1, 2009 after over 37 years of service. In April 2009, Carlson was called as a general authority and a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Contents 1 Biography 2 Church service 3 Education 4 Assignments 5 Flight information 6 Major awards and decoration 7 Promotion dates 8 Notes 9 External links Biography Carlson was born in Hibbing, Minnesota. He was commissioned in 1971 after completing the University of Minnesota Duluth's Air Force ROTC program as a distinguished graduate. He has held various assignments in flying units. Staff assignments have included positions at Tactical Air Command, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the offices of the Secretary of the Air Force and Secretary of Defense, and as the Director of Force Structure, Resources and Assessment with the Joint Staff. Additionally, he commanded the Air Force's 49th Fighter Wing at Holloman AFB, New Mexico Prior to assuming his current position, Carlson served as the Commander, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and Joint Functional Component Commander for Space and Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska Carlson is experienced in multiple aircraft weapons systems, is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours, and has combat experience in the OV-10. In April 2009 Carlson was called as a general authority and a member of the Second Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In June 2009 he was appointed as President Obama's Director of the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office, an agency that operates the Nation's reconnaissance satellites. Church service Prior to his call as a general authority in April 2009, Carlson served as elders quorum president, bishop, high councilor, and as an adviser to the Church’s Military Advisory Committee.[1] Education 1971 Bachelor of Arts degree, University of Minnesota Duluth 1979 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nevada 1980 Master of Arts degree, Webster University, St. Louis, Missouri 1989 Distinguished graduate, Master of Arts degree, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island Assignments General Bruce A. Carlson, USAF Commander, Air Force Materiel Command June 1971 - May 1972, student, undergraduate pilot training, Vance AFB, Oklahoma June 1972 - April 1973, student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, Homestead AFB, Florida May 1973 - December 1974, F-4 pilot, 417th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Holloman AFB, New Mexico December 1974 - October 1975, OV-10 forward air controller and instructor pilot, 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron, Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand October 1975 - November 1977, OV-10 instructor pilot and flight examiner, 23rd Tactical Air Support Squadron, Bergstrom AFB, Texas December 1977 - April 1980, A-10 pilot and fighter weapons instructor pilot, 355th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Myrtle Beach AFB, South Carolina May 1980 - September 1982, aide to the Commander, Headquarters Tactical Air Command, Langley AFB, Virginia October 1982 - June 1985, wing weapons officer, 363rd Tactical Fighter Wing, and operations officer, 17th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Shaw AFB, South Carolina July 1985 - June 1988, tactical systems requirements officer, Office of Low Observables Technology, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, D.C. July 1988 - June 1989, graduate student, Naval War College, Newport, R.I. July 1989 - June 1991, Director of Advanced Programs, Headquarters TAC, Langley AFB, Virginia July 1991 - June 1993, Vice Commander, 366th Wing, Mountain Home AFB, Idaho July 1993 - February 1995, senior military assistant to the Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, and senior military assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington, D.C. February 1995 - November 1996, Commander, 49th Fighter Wing, Holloman AFB, New Mexico November 1996 - June 1998, Director of Global Power Programs, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. June 1998 - December 1999, Director of Operational Requirements, Deputy Chief of Staff for Air and Space Operations, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C. January 2000 - May 2002, Director for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment (J-8), the Joint Staff, Washington, D.C. May 2002 - April 2005, Commander, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana April 2005 - August 2005, Commander, 8th Air Force, Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and Joint Functional Component Commander for Space and Global Strike, U.S. Strategic Command, Offutt AFB, Nebraska August 2005 - January 2009, Commander, Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFMC, Ohio Flight information Rating: Command pilot Flight hours: More than 3,000 Aircraft flown: F-4, OV-10, A-10, F-16, F-111, EF-111, AT-38, F-117 and B-52 Major awards and decoration His awards include: Defense Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster Legion of Merit Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters Promotion dates Second Lieutenant: June 12, 1971 First Lieutenant: December 12, 1972 Captain: June 12, 1975 Major: November 1, 1982 Lieutenant Colonel: March 1, 1985 Colonel: February 1, 1991 Brigadier General: January 1, 1996 Major General: September 1, 1998 Lieutenant General: February 1, 2000 General: September 1, 2005 Notes ^ “Elder Bruce A. Carlson,” Liahona, May 2009, p. 138. External links Biography portal United States Air Force portal Official biography “Elder Bruce A. Carlson,” Liahona, May 2009, p. 138 Deseret News article on occasion of call as General Authority v · d · e List of National Reconnaissance Office Leadership DNRO Charyk • McMillan • Flax • McLucas • Plummer • Reed • Mark • Hermann • Aldridge • Faga • Harris • Hall • Teets • Kerr • Large • Carlson PDDNRO Keifer • Reber • Naka • Singel • Cook • Haas • Hill • Hall • Kier • Fitzgerald • Large • Haller • Sapp DDNRO Sheridan • Pawlikowski • Mashiko Program A Greer • Martin • King • Allen • Bradburn • Kulpa • Jacobson • Lindsay Program B Scoville • Ledford • Sheldon • Duckett • Dirks • Hineman • Caballero Program C Lowrance • Taylor • Fluckey • Harlfinger • Geiger • Darcy • Yowell • Patterson • Brooks • Betterton • Sprague Program D Geary • Saunders • Hartley • Bailey v · d · eSecond Quorum of the Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Andersen • Aoyagi • Bennett • Cardon • Carlson • Cornish • Edwards • Ellis • Foster • Gibbons • Haleck • Ko • Lawrence • Malm • Martino • Mazzagardi • Richards • Schwitzer • Snow • Sybrowsky • Watson • Wilson Persondata Name Carlson, Bruce Alternative names Short description United States Air Force general Date of birth March 5, 1949 Place of birth Hibbing, Minnesota Date of death Place of death